Till last year, opportunities for formal postgraduate education in palliative care in India used to be limited to 10 doctors every year for a country of 1.3 billion people!
Dr Sushma Bhatnagar informs us that from this year, the number rises to 23 (14 for MD and 9 for DNB – Diplomate of National Board of Examinations – a new course being sanctioned this month).
